How To Pronounce Meditate
meditate
In British English, meditate is pronounced /ˈmed.ɪ.teɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈmed.ɪ.teɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈmed.ə.t̯eɪt/.
Meditate has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
Meditate has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Ooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Meditate
How do you pronounce meditate in British English?
In British English, meditate is pronounced /ˈmed.ɪ.teɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈmed.ɪ.teɪt̚].
How do you pronounce meditate in American English?
In American English, meditate is pronounced /ˈmed.ə.t̯eɪt/.
How many syllables are in meditate?
Meditate has three syllables, /med/ + /ɪ/ + /teɪt/.
Where is the stress in meditate?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /med/.
Do British and American English pronounce meditate the same way?
No. British English has /ˈmed.ɪ.teɪt/ and American English has /ˈmed.ə.t̯eɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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